Julia Hagen, Aimi Kobayashi, Kristiina Poska / Tonhalle Orchestra — Zurich, 2020-03-04

Concert review, ★★★½, Julia Hagen, Aimi Kobayashi, Kristiina Poska / Tonhalle Orchestra @ Tonhalle Maag, Zurich, 2020-03-04 — Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme in A major, op.33; Liszt: Piano Concerto No.1 in E♭ major, S.124; Dvořák: Symphony No.9 in E minor, op.95, B.178, “From the New World”
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Peter Rundel / Basel Sinfonietta — Musical Theater Basel, 2020-02-02

Concert review, ★★★★½, Peter Rundel / Basel Sinfonietta @ Musical Theater Basel, 2020-02-02 — Heinz Holliger: Two Liszt Transcriptions (1986), (S)irató (1992); Klaus Huber: Tenebrae (1966/1967); Steffen Wick: Autobiography (2017, Swiss premiere);
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Alexander Ullman — Piano Recital @ Lucerne, 2019-11-22

Concert review, ★★★★½, Alexander Ullman @ Lukaskirche, Lucerne, 2019-11-22 (Lucerne Piano Festival, Debut Series) — Franz Liszt: Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, S.173: Nos. 3 (Bénédiction), 7 (Funérailles), 10 (Cantique d’amour); Tchaikovsky: Suite “The Nutcracker”, op.71a (arr. Pletnev); Stravinsky: 3 Movements from “L’oiseau de feu” (arr. Agosti)
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Dmytro Choni — Piano Recital @ Zurich, 2019-11-19

Concert review, ★★★★½, Dmytro Choni @ Semper-Aula, ETH Zurich, 2019-11-19 — Brahms: 2 Rhapsodies, op.79; Schumann: Gesänge der Frühe, op.133; Liszt: Après une lecture du Dante, S.161/7; Rachmaninoff: 6 Romances, op.38: No.3, “Daisies”; 12 Romances, op.21: No.5, “Lilacs”; 6 Moments Musicaux, op.16: No.4, Presto in E minor; Piano Sonata No.2 in B♭ minor, op.36
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Piemontesi, Mena / Lucerne Symphony Orchestra — Lucerne, 2019-11-13

Concert review, ★★★★, Francesco Piemontesi, Juanjo Mena / Lucerne Symphony Orchestra @ KKL, Lucerne, 2019-11-13 — Haydn: Symphony No.88 in G major; Liszt: Piano Concerto No.2 in A major, S.125; Bartók: Divertimento, Sz.113 / BB 118; Kodály: Variations on a Hungarian folk song
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Yuja Wang, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla / CBSO — Zurich, 2019-05-26

Blog post #499 — Concert review, ★★★★½, Yuja Wang, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla / CBSO @ Tonhalle Maag, Zurich, 2019-05-26 — Honegger: Pastorale d’été, H.31; Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, op.54; Brahms: Symphony No.2 in D major, op.73 — Pre-concert: AKMI Duo (Valentine Michaud, saxophone & Akvilė Šileikaitė, piano): Bernstein, Albright, Jazz
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